The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to inform all Financial Institutions (“FI’s”) with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) reporting obligations, that the U.S Tax Identification Number (TIN) information is mandatory for ALL reportable accounts and must be included in FATCA reports. Please note that the mandatory TIN information is applicable for the
The International Tax Authority would like to inform the public that due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in the Territory, effective from July 8th, 2021, our office will be closed to the public until further notice. Any information to be submitted including responses in relation to EOIR or Economic Substance should be submitted
The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to extend its apology to Portal users, as over the last few weeks we have received queries concerning the BVIFars Portal. We are cognizant that this issue had affected some Portal users with respect to nil filings and XML uploads. Our Team had been working diligently on
The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to inform all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (“VIFI”’s) and Constituent Entities that the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting system (“BVIFARs”) has returned online as. We express our apologies for the inconvenience caused over the last week, however; we thank you for your patience and understanding. For
The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to inform all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (“VIFI”’s) and Constituent Entities that the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting system (“BVIFARs”) will be temporarily offline for maintenance purposes.Please visit our website at https://bviita.vg/ under the “News” tab or contact our Office for an update on when the System
The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to inform all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (“VIFI’s”) and Constituent Entities that the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting system (“BVIFARs”) is now accessible. All VIFI’s and constituent entities are reminded of the filing deadlines. They are as follows: For Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and Common
The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to inform all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions and Constituent Entities that the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting system (“BVIFARs”) is still under maintenance in preparation to accommodate the OECD’s new version 2.0 schema. As mentioned in the 29 December 2020 Notice, configuration will be undertaken on
The International Tax Authority (the “ITA”) wishes to inform all reporting entities and constituent entities that the British Virgin Islands Financial Account Reporting system (“BVIFARs”) will be under maintenance in preparation to accommodate the OECD’s new version 2.0 schema. BVIFARs will be offline and therefore inaccessible from 31st December 2020 to 7th January 2021. BVIFARS
The International Tax Authority (ITA) wishes to inform all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (VIFI’s) and all Constituent Entities with reporting obligations, that the BVI Financial Account Reporting System (BVIFARs) will be offline and therefore inaccessible from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Friday 13th November 2020 for maintenance purposes. Thanking you in advance for your patience
The International Tax Authority (ITA) wishes to inform all Virgin Islands Financial Institutions (VIFI’s) and all Constituent Entities with reporting obligations, that the BVI Financial Account Reporting system (BVIFARs) is back online effective Tuesday 01st September 2020. All VIFI’s should note that filings for CRS (where extensions were previously granted upon receipt of valid reasons)
